AOAC-RI ERP Micro June 2016

OMAMAN-29 A/ Collaboartive Study Manuscript OMA ERP June 2016 ERP Use Only

1 We would like to extend a special thanks to the following team members at Q Laboratories, 2 Inc. for their efforts during the collaborative study: M. Joseph Benzinger Jr., Allison Mastalerz, 3 Megan Boyle,Alison DeShields, Jonathan Clifton, T. Shane Wilson, Meghan Daniel, Nicole 4 Klass and Colleen Sweeney.

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